I guess so? hahaOh, HELL yes.
So it was released....yesterday?!
Can't wait to watch it! It's been a while for me.
Yeah, I have not watched that movie in a long time. And I have never seen the director's cut.
From Movie-Censorship:
Director's Cut: 103:30 (107:15) minutes
Theatrical version: 93:00 (96:23) minutes
Cut and alternative scenes: 143 scenes
"After Miramax had been reluctant to release this movie from Zhang Yimou in the US a long time (but eventually did, however in a cut version and after more than two years and, due to the cuts, not in the director's favorite version), Quentin Tarantino as a a fan of Asian films could make the studio to finally release an uncut version of the movie, however only available in China first.
The additional 10 Minutes are unfortunately not filled with spectacular new footage. There's just two new scenes and many of the original cuts in the movie seem to have been made for time shortening reasons.
Above all, the martial arts fights benefit the most from the additional footage as they seem more fluent now. The fight between Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi in the forest looks much smoother than before. In the theatrical version, some shots didn't match the previous one and protagonists often changed their positions from one shot to another. Now, almost everything fits together nicely. The same applies to the fight on the lake. Zhang Ziyi now is allowed to play a bit more, so she doesn't seem as passive as in the other version.
In conclusion, the Director's Cut is clearly the better choice compared to the theatrical version."
This wont sellout right away. You can wait until one of us get the item. We'll post pics
Looking at the pictures on eBay, it looks just big enough. Similiar in size to recent Korean releases like The Aviator
The steelbook fits perfectly!
I also used the interior of the blu-ray cover to change the interior art of the steelbook. Not a perfect fit, but an improvement over the dull, black and white image that was in the steelbook.
The slipcover itself is not terribly exciting. A little bit of embossing and spot gloss on the title (front and spine), but other than that, it's all a matte paper finish. I haven't watched the director's cut yet, but I did put the disc in to make sure it works, and I see that the English prologue text still says "are abound with"...
I also used the interior of the blu-ray cover to change the interior art of the steelbook. Not a perfect fit, but an improvement over the dull, black and white image that was in the steelbook.
The slipcover itself is not terribly exciting. A little bit of embossing and spot gloss on the title (front and spine), but other than that, it's all a matte paper finish. I haven't watched the director's cut yet, but I did put the disc in to make sure it works, and I see that the English prologue text still says "are abound with"...
The steelbook fits perfectly!
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I also used the interior of the blu-ray cover to change the interior art of the steelbook. Not a perfect fit, but an improvement over the dull, black and white image that was in the steelbook.
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The slipcover itself is not terribly exciting. A little bit of embossing and spot gloss on the title (front and spine), but other than that, it's all a matte paper finish. I haven't watched the director's cut yet, but I did put the disc in to make sure it works, and I see that the English prologue text still says "are abound with"...
What you mean by that ? Thanks !
The English text at the beginning of the film reads:
Two thousand years ago... during the Warring States period, China was divided into seven Kingdoms.
For years they battled for supremacy while the people suffered.
The King of Qin was the most ruthless in his efforts to conquer the land and unify all under heaven.
He was regarded as a common threat by the other six Kingdoms.
The annals of Chinese history are abound with tales of the assassins sent to kill the great King.
This is one of those legends...
It should say just "abound with" (or "are abundant with"), so when I watch the movie with this version of the English subtitles, I have a few seconds of thinking more about translation than about the story. And then I return to the story.
It's not a huge deal, but I'm an editor, so it sticks out to me. I know it's not uncommon for English subs to be awkward in places, but for such a high-profile film, it's reasonable to expect good subs.
As an editor - the internet must drive you nutsThe English text at the beginning of the film reads:
Two thousand years ago... during the Warring States period, China was divided into seven Kingdoms.
For years they battled for supremacy while the people suffered.
The King of Qin was the most ruthless in his efforts to conquer the land and unify all under heaven.
He was regarded as a common threat by the other six Kingdoms.
The annals of Chinese history are abound with tales of the assassins sent to kill the great King.
This is one of those legends...
It should say just "abound with" (or "are abundant with"), so when I watch the movie with this version of the English subtitles, I have a few seconds of thinking more about translation than about the story. And then I return to the story.
.It's like someone decreed (upon the invention of publishing online) that all copy editors must be banished.
Ha! No, it's fine—the quick pace of language innovation on the internet has led to all sorts of useful and amusing neologisms.As an editor - the internet must drive you nuts
It's like someone decreed (upon the invention of publishing online) that all copy editors must be banished.
And there's definitely a difference between casual, informal writing (where errors can be overlooked) and professional writing (which is supposed to be technically correct).
No, I mean - NYT online, Wall Street Journal online - major publications.Ha! No, it's fine—the quick pace of language innovation on the internet has led to all sorts of useful and amusing neologisms.
I saw an article in NYT a week ago with a grammatical error in THE FIRST SENTENCE of an article!
I understand that sloppy, quick, once-over copy editing can't catch everything....but the first sentence?!!
(It drives ME nuts!)
Is the Miramax HD master used here?
At least it looks like it:
caps-a-holic.com
Is the Director's Cut here in the same picture quality throughout or are the new scenes inferior? In Germany, the Director's Cut was also released on Blu-ray Disc, but with a presumably inferior master.
www.blurayreviews.ch
I can't understand why Miramax never released the Director's Cut on Blu-ray Disc.
At least it looks like it:
Hero • KR Director's Cut Blu-ray vs. US Blu-ray
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Is the Director's Cut here in the same picture quality throughout or are the new scenes inferior? In Germany, the Director's Cut was also released on Blu-ray Disc, but with a presumably inferior master.
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I can't understand why Miramax never released the Director's Cut on Blu-ray Disc.
My guess is that a 4K edition is probably on the way, and probably would include both cuts. (A movie this beautiful is a shoo-in for 4K restoration)
Novamedia did a Blu-ray release of the DC back in 2019. Not sure how it compares woth the German DC release.
Still available here:
novamnm.com
Novamedia did a Blu-ray release of the DC back in 2019. Not sure how it compares woth the German DC release.
Still available here:
BLU-RAY / HERO DIRECTOR'S CUT - NOVA MNM
novamnm.com
Does anyone here know if Miramax had their own restoration studio back then and made the HD masters themselves for Mimic, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Crow and Hero? And if not, who made the masters for them? Disney seems rather unlikely to me, as many titles were distributed by Lionsgate (Studiocanal in Germany).
And who does the restorations for Miramas today, Paramount?
It seems to me that the US Blu-ray from Miramax uses the same master as the director's cut Blu-ray from Nova Media and Imprint. However, the colors and contrast were boosted a little for the Directors Cut.
videofileblog.com
And who does the restorations for Miramas today, Paramount?
It seems to me that the US Blu-ray from Miramax uses the same master as the director's cut Blu-ray from Nova Media and Imprint. However, the colors and contrast were boosted a little for the Directors Cut.
How Swift Thy Sword | Hero (2002) ViaVision Imprint Asia Limited Edition Blu-ray
Upon its belated release in this market in 2004, Zhang Yimou’s Hero set a milestone as the first foreign-language film to open at the top of the American box office. That achievement was nota…
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No way Miramax restored anything. Not a chance.Does anyone here know if Miramax had their own restoration studio back then and made the HD masters themselves for Mimic, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Crow and Hero? And if not, who made the masters for them? Disney seems rather unlikely to me, as many titles were distributed by Lionsgate (Studiocanal in Germany).
And who does the restorations for Miramas today, Paramount?
It seems to me that the US Blu-ray from Miramax uses the same master as the director's cut Blu-ray from Nova Media and Imprint. However, the colors and contrast were boosted a little for the Directors Cut.
How Swift Thy Sword | Hero (2002) ViaVision Imprint Asia Limited Edition Blu-ray
Upon its belated release in this market in 2004, Zhang Yimou’s Hero set a milestone as the first foreign-language film to open at the top of the American box office. That achievement was nota…
The HD releases of Hero that are out in the wild are desperate for a good restoration.
It's crying out for a new version as does Yimou Zhang's House of the Flying Daggers.
The listed titles definitely got brand new masters back then, as did Gangs of New York and Cold Mountain. The question is who created these masters back then.
Hero also got a new master back then, which is clearly different from the even older HD master that was released in Germany.
Cold Mountain • US Blu-ray vs. DE Blu-ray
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The listed titles definitely got brand new masters back then, as did Gangs of New York and Cold Mountain. The question is who created these masters back then.
Hero also got a new master back then, which is clearly different from the even older HD master that was released in Germany.
Cold Mountain • US Blu-ray vs. DE Blu-ray
The problem I was trying to highlight though is that these HD releases are very old now comparatively, they really could do with some love and attention, especially given their sumptuous cinematography and production design.
However you look at it, most of the versions of Hero out there are pretty rough in comparison to what we're used to nowadays.
I have the old Edko Hong Kong dvd release from years and years ago as well as the Miramax Blu ray.
I'd love a 4k remaster so I'd rather wait than search out the best version on blu ray.
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